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X-Received-From: 98.138.91.36 X-BeenThere: guile-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.devel:14810 Archived-At: > From: Ludovic Court=C3=A8s =0A=0A=0A>> I imagine if this p= articular fix goes smoothly, i will be motivated to=0A>> continue w/ this = kind of maintenance work, where the focus is on=0A>> continuity and stabil= ity (perhaps likewise showing 1.6 and 1.4 some=0A>> love, as well).=0A> = =0A> Hmm, I=E2=80=99d find it more important to help fix any issues that pr= event=0A> current 1.8 users from switching to 2.0, FWIW.=0A=0AThe big issue= s with moving to 2.0 that I've seen expressed are=0Anon-portability, number= of dependencies, API churn, and general dislike of=0Apkg-config.=C2=A0 Sin= ce some of these are religious issues, I think 1.8=0Ais going to be around = for quite a while, since it takes a while for=0Apeople to lose their faith.= =C2=A0 Another 1.8 release might be warranted.=0A=0AStill no packaged 2.x i= n Fedora, for example.=0A=0A-Mike=0A